Chinese Lesson 4 Vocabulary: Dates, Days of the Week, and Birthdays

Vocabulary flashcards covering Chinese expressions for dates, days of the week, relative days, and birthday greetings.

今天 (jīntiān)

Today

月 (yuè)

Month or moon

号 (hào)

Day of the month or date

星期 (xīngqī)

Day of the week

星期一 (xīngqīyī)

Monday

星期二 (xīngqī'èr)

Tuesday

星期三 (xīngqīsān)

Wednesday

星期四 (xīngqīsì)

Thursday

星期五 (xīngqīwǔ)

Friday

星期六 (xīngqīliù)

Saturday

星期天 / 星期日 (xīngqītiān / xīngqīrì)

Sunday

前天 (qiántiān)

The day before yesterday

昨天 (zuótiān)

Yesterday

明天 (míngtiān)

Tomorrow

后天 (hòutiān)

The day after tomorrow

的 (de)

Possessive particle meaning 'of' or '~'s'

生日 (shēngrì)

Birthday

祝 (zhù)

To wish or congratulate

快乐 (kuàilè)

Happy or joyful

上个星期 (shàng ge xīngqī)

Last week

这个星期 (zhè ge xīngqī)

This week

下个星期 (xià ge xīngqī)

Next week

今天几月几号? (jīntiān jǐ yuè jǐ hào?)

What month and day is today?

星期几? (xīngqījǐ?)

What day of the week is it?

你的生日是几月几号? (nǐ de shēngrì shì jǐ yuè jǐ hào?)

What month and day is your birthday?

祝你生日快乐! (zhù nǐ shēngrì kuàilè!)

Happy birthday to you!